We Found Out What It Takes to Be a Cannabis Sommelier

If a wine tasted like chemical cleaners and wet dog, you’d probably spit it out.

But in the world of cannabis, that pungent permutation is considered a desirable taste profile.

Other top-ranked buds proudly advertise enchanting aromas of gas, diesel, and skunk, making the job of a cannabis sommelier a strange one.

Vancouver company CannaReps developed what it claims is Canada’s first cannabis sommelier course last year to train people working in the new industry as budtenders, retailers, and growers, and help them identify and differentiate pot strains.